Dubinsky lifts Rangers over Capitals in Game 3

New York, NY (Sports Network) - Brandon Dubinsky's tally with 1:39 left in
regulation lifted the New York Rangers over Washington, 3-2, in Game 3 of
their Eastern Conference quarterfinal set.

Vinny Prospal and Erik Christensen also scored for the Rangers, who can pull
even in Game 4 in Manhattan on Wednesday.

Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves to earn his first win of these playoffs.

"We have to make sure we don't get too excited about this. We're still down in
the series and there's still a lot of work to be done," said Dubinsky. "We
have to make sure we get back to work as usual and correct mistakes we made
and be ready for a tough Game 4."

Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble hit the net for the Capitals, who had taken the
first two contests in America's capital.

Michal Neuvirth played well in defeat, stopping 32 shots.

Dubinsky's game-winner started by carrying the puck along the goal line to the
left of the Washington net. After a stick move near the crease, his shot
popped in the air, and appeared to slide off Caps defenseman Karl Alzner
before floating up and over Neuvirth.

"We had too many guys in the corner in a 4-on-4 situation. Then, they come out
and Dubinsky throws it at the net, it hits our guy in the shoulder, bounces
over our goaltender and goes in the net. It counts," was all that Capitals
head coach Bruce Boudreau offered about the deciding goal.

The Caps went with an extra skater for most of the remaining time to no avail.

The Rangers had a 5-on-3 for an 85-second span late in the first period and
failed to convert, but tallied the game's first goal on a power play early in
the second.

Christensen fired from a sharp angle at the top of the right circle, and the
puck found a small space under the crossbar at 5:30. However, two more New
York advantages produced little.

The Capitals finally equalized with 59.2 seconds left, as Ovechkin tipped a
Jason Arnott shot over a prone Lundqvist from the slot.

As the seconds ticked away in the period, Ruslan Fedotenko shot from behind
the net, and the resulting carom off Marian Gaborik's skate managed to roll
over the goal line. A lengthy review determined that the disc was not fully
over the line before the clock hit all zeros.

"They just continue to go about their business," said Rangers head coach John
Tortorella of his club's mindset despite a 2-0 series hole. "You have to play
at a level each game that is better than the last, and I think they've done
that each time."

New York took a 2-1 edge at 8:01 of the third period when Prospal was alone at
the right side of the crease to slam home a Marc Staal rebound, but Knuble
potted a Nicklas Backstrom rebound and tied the game with 5:12 remaining on a
power play.

Game Notes

Washington had never had a 2-0 series edge over the Rangers in any of its
previous five playoff meetings....The Capitals also won the first two contests
of its last two postseason series (2009 ECSF vs PIT, 2010 ECQF vs MTL) but
lost both...Ovechkin now has 22 goals in 31 career playoff games...Referee
Chris Rooney sustained a leg injury in the second period and did not
return...He was replaced by backup referee Frederick L'Ecuyer.